Mineral Specimens with Silver

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MD-70881 - Silver, Dyscrasite - - Archived
Uranium Mine No. 21, Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic
miniature, 4.3 cm

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Silver, Dyscrasite from Uranium Mine No. 21, Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic [db_pics/mdpics/MD-70881a.jpg]

Silver, Dyscrasite from Uranium Mine No. 21, Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic [db_pics/mdpics/MD-70881a.jpg]

A STRIKING, OLD-TIME specimen of a 4.3 cm cluster of matte-finish, black silver crystals pseudomorphing dyscrasite aesthetically perched in matrix from the No. 21 Mine at Pribram, Czech Republic. This piece and the preceeding silver specimen would form a fine Pribram suite. The base has been sawed to enhance display. 9.3 x 6.3 x 5.3 cm

MD-70882 - Silver - - Archived
Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic
miniature, 4.0 x 2.9 x 2.0 cm

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A CLASSIC, OLD-TIME and AESTHETIC specimen of lustrous, thick silver ropes from Pribram, Czech Republic. Ex Sam Nasser Collection (weight is almost an ounce, at 23 grams) 4.0 x 2.9 x 2.0 cm

MD-78860 - Silver - - Archived
Creede, Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA
small cabinet, 8.5 x 6.5 x 1.8 cm

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A chunk of history! This is a thick nugget of solid silver (with a bit of quartz), weighing 11.7 ounces, from one of the world’s CLASSIC silver-mining localities, the last silver boom-town in Colorado in the 1890’s. It really feels HEAVY in the hand. The nugget has been sliced through the middle to create a shiny display face. Who knows how old this specimen it is; could easily go way, way back, although mining for minerals in the rich Creede area continued all the way up to 1985. 8.5 x 6.5 x 1.8 cm

MD13 - Silver - SOLD
North Kearsage Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
thumbnail, 2.6 x 2.2 x .8 cm

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OK, we have all seen "small silvers" but how many have such character that they are world class thumbnails? This specimen has a beautiful and aesthetic series of long slender Silver crystals combined with well-formed shorter crystals. The color and patina are excellent and the luster metallic and shiny. Completely crystallized all around, this is a killer!

MD46 - Silver - SOLD
Stonewall Jackson Mine, Globe, Arizona, USA
thumbnail, 2.5 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm

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This is a lovely and delicate Silver very reminiscent of the fine silvers from Batopilas, Mexico. The Silver crystals are in the classic herringbone pattern often associated with spinel twinning, and they have a fine luster and patina. Even without the added locality value, this is certainly a desirable and distinctive specimen. For a thumbnail Arizona silver, though, and for this mine in particular, it is both elegant and significant for its aesthetics and size as a full thumbnail . I have actually seen much larger specimens, some prices at not more than 4-5 multiples of this, but unfailingly they were less elegant and anyways, wouldnt make for competition-quality aesthetics - whereas THIS thumbnail does just that and would add a lot to any thumbnail or Arizona collection, I feel.

MF27 - Aramayoite (HUGE CRYSTAL, rare silver species!) - SOLD
Animas Mine, Chocoya, Potosi, Bolivia
thumbnail, 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm

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ex. Dr. Mark Feinglos

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One of the rarest silver minerals that isn't just found in microscopic amounts in polished sections. Usually seen, when seen at all, in very small cleavages. This is an outstanding specimen from the original locality, with much of the specimen consisting of large thick xl plates of aramayoite. Specimens like this, likely found in the 1920s, rarely come on the market. It is, according to Mark, unprecedented in quality since the discovery of the mineral in 1926. It was an abberant crystal that turned up in an old collection purchased by Cal Graeber some years ago. True, it is a crude crystal that fades out at the base, but it has a decent termination and clear faces, and is of rather high import so a few blemishes can be forgiven in that regard.

MUN05-179 - Native Silver - SOLD
Keweenaw District, Michigan, USA
miniature, 4 x 3 x 1.3 cm

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This is one magnificent, Michigan silver specimen. A plate of silver forms the background for lustrous, dendritic, silver crystal growth out from it, very arborescent and 3-dimensional! There is space between the dendrites, illuminating the beautiful sculptural quality of the piece. It is as fine and well-crystallized a silver miniature, with good crystals, that I have ever been able to offer for this price. Crystallized silver from old Michigan locales tends to sell for a lot more, but I picked this up on teh cheap, dirty with old dirt stuck to it, and it cleaned up

MUN05-59 - Silver ps. After Pyrargyrite - SOLD
Zacatecas, Mexico
miniature, 4.1 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm

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ex. E. Mitchell Gunnell
ex. Richard Hauck

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This is a damned near unique specimen, the likes of which I personally have never seen. Logically, the alteration makes sense of course. But in practice, it almost never occurs. The silver is a coating of 1-3 mm, over remnant pyrargyrite....so one could say it is a partial or surface alteration, but a pseudomorph nonetheless. I was able to track down a report of a similar specimen , via a reliable source. But i have NEVER seen one for sale or even in a museum record. And, moreover, this is aesthetic and highly displayable! The old label from Mitch Gunell's Collection notes that he purchased it from the late, great Martin Ehrmann in 1940. Gunnell assembled what is widely considered to have been the most comprehensive pseudomorph collection ever, and this pedigree carries value. But, I feel the mineral is priced on its own merits in this case, with the pedigree as a bonus.

MUN05-8 - Silver - SOLD
Huangtongxiang Mine, Lujiang, Anhui Province, China
miniature, 4.5 x 3.5 x 1 cm

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An elegant, curvaceous silver from finds of about 2 years ago that are only now trickling out of China. VERY fine for the size and reminiscent of old German and Norse material!

PAS-108 - Bromargyrite ps. after Silver - SOLD
Chanarcillo, Copiap� Province, Atacama Region, Chile
miniature, 5.2 x 4.5 x 2.3 cm

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ex. Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences

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Unusual "ropey" crystals of Bromargyrite nestled in a specimen that itself has not the shape of random matrix to it...all suggesting this is a solid piece of pure Bromargyrite pseudomorph after silver - quite in line with the locality, but an unusual occurrence nonetheless. From the collection of notable museum supporter William Sansom Vaux.

PAS-117 - Silver with Copper - SOLD
Keweenaw Peninsula (probably Houghton County), Michigan, USA
miniature, 4.4 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm

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ex. Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences

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This is a beautiful silver specimen with accents of native copper on some of the silver , which provide s areally nice contrast. The silver and copper metals are not intermixed. Although no old label comes with the specimen, it is numbered on the bottom ANSP#23423 which indicates an age in the 1930s, probably. Several of these crrystals exceed 1 cm individually, and about an inch in aggregate. The cluster has a swaying look to it, as if it is caught in motion, "moving."

PAS-137 - Silver on ore - SOLD
Llallagua, La Joya district, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
small cabinet, 8.7 x 6.2 x 2.5 cm

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For some reason, despite a wealth of silver inore, actual native silver is rare here and specimens from the old workings even more so. This piece has visivle silver upon the surface. From the William Vaux collection, donated to the Academy.

PB58 - Silver with Calcite - SOLD
Kongsberg, Norway
small cabinet, 6.9 X 4.5 X 1.6 cm

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An exceptionally elegant specimen of this classic combo! Silver from Kongsberg is already rare enough in good form, but the most treasured pieces are associated with good calcite, for contrast and style! This is a superb matrix piece with unusual elegance and form. It has thick ropy silver wires to 1 cm thick, and can be displayed any number of ways, pretty much from all sides upsidedown or rightside up , with equal ability.

pr04 - Silver with Acanthite - SOLD
Kongsberg, Norway
cabinet, 11.0 x 5.8 x 1.8 cm (4.5 inches tall)

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ex. Dr. Eugene Meieran
ex. Evan Jones

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Superb, incredibly aesthetic, example from this most treasured of old European classic Silver locales. This piece has a beautiful dark patina caused by a micro layer of acanthite coating, and an exquisite complexity to the rope as it twists and turns like a living thing. The piece is VERY sturdy despite its elegant look, and this is a solid piece that is not flexible or "bendy" like some German silvers of this size. Long one of the premier silvers in the Meieran collection, and one of the half dozen best he had acquired through buying and trading over the last 50 years of trying to assemble one of the best suites of native elements. I feel that the price here is a downright bargain, all things considered; as well as compared to numerous pieces I have seen for sale in the same price range in only the last year that simply do not blow me away as this one does (heck, I have seen a dozen so-called six-figure silvers at Springfield Show alone, and they couldn't touch this with a ten foot pole for impact !). Because of the size and quality of this specimen, I was happy to have the privilege of trading this from Gene only recently. Gene told me the following as well: The one you got was originally from Wayne Thompson to Evan Jones then to me, if I remember. Exchanged for ALL my Mexican and Arizona minerals. I got it at least 12 years ago, it was in at least one of my winning Desautels-cases.

PREMU06-05 - SKUTTERUDITE pseudo after Silver - $ 1200
Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
small cabinet, 7.9 x 5.1 x 3.4 cm

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Never seen another like it! this is a beautiful specimen with arborescent, complex leaves of silver nwo altered to the nickel species skutterudite. presumably, an old specimen.

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